Feasibility of ultra-low Pt loading electrodes for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells based in phosphoric acid-doped membrane

Factors as the Pt/C ratio of the catalyst, the binder content of the electrode and the catalyst deposition method were studied within the scope of ultra-low Pt loading electrodes for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (HT-PEMFCs). The Pt/C ratio of the catalyst allowed to tune the...

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Autores: Martín Fernández, Santiago, Jensen, Jens Oluf, Li, Qingfeng, García Ybarra, Pedro Luis, Castillo Gimeno, José Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositorio:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/24353
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/24353
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:12 Matemáticas::1299 Otras especialidades matemáticas
Ultra-low Pt loading
HT-PEMFC
PBI
Ultrasonic-spraying
Electrospraying
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Sumario:Factors as the Pt/C ratio of the catalyst, the binder content of the electrode and the catalyst deposition method were studied within the scope of ultra-low Pt loading electrodes for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (HT-PEMFCs). The Pt/C ratio of the catalyst allowed to tune the thickness of the catalytic layer and so to minimize the detrimental effect of the phosphoric acid flooding. A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with 0.05 mgPtcm−2 at anode and 0.1 mgPtcm−2 at cathode (0.150 mgPtcm−2 in total) attained a peak power density of 346 mW cm−2. It was proven that including a binder in the catalytic layer of ultra-low Pt loading electrodes lowers its performance. Electrospraying-based MEAs with ultra-low Pt loaded electrodes (0.1 mgPtcm−2) rendered the best (peak power density of 400 mW cm−2) compared to conventional methods (spraying or ultrasonic spraying) but with the penalty of a low catalyst deposition rate.